REPUBLICANS, $15 PER QUESTION - OBAMA, $35,000 PER QUESTION

The Left Wing Blogosphere is going crazy with the claim that Paul Ryan and other Republicans are charging, yes, "charging," constituents to ask them a question. And the charge is all of somewhere between $5-$15. That is the "charge" to attend a FUNDRAISER! Ryan and others are not holding TOWN HALL MEETINGS. Not really hard to understand the difference. A FUNDRAISER raises funds. The organizers charge enough to cover the hall and the expenses of holding the FUNDRAISER, with something left over for the candidate. They are not the same thing as a Town Hall Meeting. Get it?? Hope the concept is not beyond your capacity to "Get It."

Let me say to the Left Wing Radicals who have adopted this mantra and taken up this cause, "Wise up, people. Ryan has every right to get paid $15 an entry at an OFFICIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT. He needs to raise campaign cash just like all candidates. After all, your guy, Mr. I’m-Killing-America-Obama, charged $35,000 a PLATE at a fundraiser in Chicago, and charged something like $40,000 for ONE entry into a fundraiser held in our White House. And he's just come off of a “Campaign-Bus-Tour-That-Is-Not-Really-A-Campaign-Tour” where he raised lots of money while we paid for the trip. And he toured on 2 buses, purchased from a CANADIAN company, to the tune of 1.1 million dollars EACH. What’s Your Guy’s favorite mantra? “I am going to focus on creating jobs.” Yeah, sure. That’s why his administration purchased his wheels from a Canadian Co. And no, it’s not an American company with a division in Canada. You really need to get your facts straight before you shoot from the hip – or is it shooting from the mouth?"

There, I've told the Left what I think.

CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN OUT IN 2012?

I just received the following email note from Congressman Paul Ryan's Prosperity PAC. Thought you'd all like to know that as of this precise moment in time, Congressman Ryan is NOT a presidential candidate for 2012.


Friend --

Let me get right to the point. I’m not seeking our party’s nomination for President in 2012. It’s clear, however, we need new leadership in the White House. I’m committed to ensuring the success of whomever the Republican nominee is.

I firmly believe that continuing to sound the alarm about our looming financial crisis and offering solutions to address the crisis before it hits is my fundamental mission in public life. I know I can continue to pursue this goal effectively as the Representative for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District and Chairman of the House Budget Committee.

Let’s be honest, there’s enough work to be done and I need your help as much as any presidential candidate. I am definitely honored and humbled by the support and encouragement from many hoping that I would run for President, but now isn’t the time.

I’m going to continue focusing on the political goals of Prosperity Action. With your help, we’re going to educate the public about the facts behind the Path to Prosperity, fight the misleading attacks and half-truths of the left, and support the men and women running for Congress who will stand with us.

Again, thank you for your support.

Sincerely, Congressman Paul Ryan